W. D. McCall Buried Here
Funeral services for W. D. McCall 72 were held at 2 30 p m Sunday Feb 21 at the 1st Methodist Church in Alpine with Rev Clyde Chesnutt officiating Burial followed at Elm Grove Cemetery under Geeslin Funeral Home direction McCall died Friday night in a San Antonio hospital after a brief illness He was born Jan 9 1893 in Gonzales County and came to Alpine from San Marcos in 1930 He was a retired barber and member of the First Methodist Church Survived by wife Ima a daughter Mrs C I Stewart of El Paso two sons Vernon McCall of Odessa and Farl McCall of Anchorage Alaska a sister Mrs Mae Nichols of Austin and seven grandchildren Pallbearers and helpers listed with Alpine and Odessa locals.
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W. D. McCall
1St Methodist Church
Clyde Chesnutt
Elm Grove Cemetery
Geeslin
McCall
San Antonio
Gonzales County
Spine
San Marcos
First Methodist Church
Ima
C. 1. Stewart
el Paso
Vernon McCall
Odessa
Farl McCalls
Anchorage
Ska
Mae Nich
Als
Austin
Ctive
Nor
Nan Beant
Billie Meriwether
J. C. Cooley
Rudy Krenek
Frit Bill Weyerts
Frank Roy
Felix McGaughy
Jim Casner
Alpine
Shelby Burke
TV Stars From Bonanza Readings In Odessa College Show
NBC Bonanza cast member Dan Blocker will appear with Greene in The Greatest Glory at Odessa College. Shows start 8 15 p m Saturday Feb 27 and 2 30 p m Sunday Feb 28. Tickets 3 in Alpine at City Drug or Forchheimer’s. Proceeds aid Odessa College Fine Arts Scholarship Fund.
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Nbc-Tv
Dan Blocker
Sul Ross
Odessa College
Alpine
City Drug
Forchheimer's
Odessa College Fine Arts Schollarship Fund
Freda Powell
Sul Rossin Slpine High School
Blocker
Greene
Paul Peck
Avalanche
Safe-Teen Driver Tim Eichholtz Wins First Alpine Award
Tim Eichholtz named monthly Safe-Teen Driver of the Month by Alpine law enforcement for showing careful courteous driving. Honorable mentions go to Becky Boyd Tomas Valenzuela and Tommy Weston. The Pilot Club honored him at a meeting led by Mrs. H. J. Mel Bride with attendance from Supt. Jack Brock Alpine High principal Tommy Weston Safe-Teen president Gene Pate and local police and sheriff officials.
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Tim Eichholtz
H. J. MelBride
Pilot Club
Tim
Becky Boyd
Tomas Valenzuela
Tommy Weston
Alpine
Jack Brock
Clarence Winn
Alpine Hi School
Gene Pate
Robert Boyd
Carl Williams
Sul Ross and Stephen F. Austin Face Final Lobo Gym Clash
Sul Ross State College Lobos host Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks in a Lone Star Conference game at Lobo Gymnasium. Tip-off 7:30 p.m. The contest may be the Lobos last in this gym as they move to a new arena next season. The Lobos, 5-19 overall and 3-8 in conference, seek an upset against the 17-5 broader contenders who can clinch a share of the title with a win. Fryman leads Sul Ross with 38 points in a recent double, while Southwest Texas and Southwest Texas State exploits threaten the standings.
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Sul Ross State College Lobos
Stephen F. Austin
Lobo
Ross
LSC
Sul Ross
Howard Payne
East Texas State
SPA
HPC
Texas Ngs
Southwest Texas
Bobcats
Agi
Jack Fryman
A&e
Henry Garcia
James Heffernan
Lobos
Bossmen
Frank Bice
Bice
Fryman
SWT
Brewster Co. Road Jobs Hit 1,600,000
Brewster County approves highway contracts totaling 1.6 million dollars. H B Zachry Co of San Antonio awarded 479 281 dollar paving for Ranch 2627 from US 385 to Heath Crossing. Cecil Ruby Co begins 1 053 248 dollar rebuild of US 90 Alpine to Marfa with a new rail overpass at Paisano.
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H. B. Zachry Co
San Arstonio
Heath Canyon
Brewster County
Sid Swratt
Texas Highway Dept
U S 385
Marahon
Heath Crossing
Rio Grande
Felix McGaughy
Cecil Ruby Co
Alpine
Marfa
Paisano
Jones Bross
Big Bend National Park
McGaughy
All-District Basketball Teams Named for Alpine District
Supt Jack Brock of Alpine district chairman announced two Spine High School girls Amelia Rodriguez and Cynthia Neu plus Shaw Skinner named to All-District teams. Other girls include Roselle Gilliland Janoper McCamey Diane Baker Krista Thorsburg. boys nominees include Bob McKay Richard Hays Israel Galindo Wayne Smith. Final standings list Crane Marfa McCamey Alpine for boys and McCamey Alpine Marfa for girls.
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Spine High School
Jack Brock
Alpine
Amelia Rodriguez
Cynthia Neu
Shaw Skinner
Roselle Gilliland
Janoper
McCamey
Diane Baker
Krista Thorsburg
Marfa
Bob McKay
Richard Hays
Crane
Israel Galindo
Wayne Smith
Cecilia Turner
Ann Marie Valeria
Bill Boreing
Bryan LaBeff
Joe Valenzuela
Sul Ross Hosts Ten Schools in Annual Tennis Invitational
Sul Ross State College to host the 10th annual high school invitational tennis meet this Friday and Saturday with eight divisions for boys and girls in junior and senior levels. Teams from Kermit Marathon Crane Pecos Marfa Pyote Fort Davis Fort Stockton Odessa Ector Sanderson Wink Monahans and Ysleta expected. Proceeds from a Baptist Student Union pancake supper support 55 student missionaries this summer.
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BSU
Baptist Student Union
Baptist Student Center
F. Ave. C
United States
Mission Charge
Kermit
Marathon
Crane
Pecos
Marfa
Pyote
Ft. Davis
Fort Stockton
Odessa Ector
Sanderson
Wink
Monahans
Ysleta
Physical Education Dept
Sul Ross
Deadline on filing nears for city council seats
City Secretary Marjorie Graham notes March 6 as the filing deadline for city council seats. Current candidates include Homer Hudgins C D McCollister Alberto Rojo seeking re election and Dr W E Lockhart. The election is set for April 6 with absentee voting from March 17 to April 2.
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Marjorie Graham
Homer Hudgins
C. D. McCollister
Alberto Rojo
W. E. Lockhart
Winners Named in Big Bend Soil Conservation Essay Contest
The Big Bend Soil Conservation District announced 1965 essay contest winners. Alpine Central School winners Jan Kay first and Chris Elkins second. Centennial School winners Frances Perez and Bennie Joe Gallego. Essays read at Alpine Lions Club luncheon in May. State finalists in Fort Worth Save the Soil awards with $200 prize. Also, Alpine School Board candidates Neville Haynes William J Sohl Pete A Galle seek re election. Doyle C Vincent earlier filed. filing deadline March 4.
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Big Bend
Fort Worth Press
Save
Texas
Neville Haynes
William J
Bill) Sohl
Pete A. Gallego
Alpine School Board
Doyle C. Vincent
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Rick Dawkins
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Zachry
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U.S. Navy
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Sur Ross
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Bakersfield
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Inlaw
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Roscoe Morgan
Sul Ross College
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